health2023

Share of population deprived in the indicator Nutrition

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data98 countries

Loading visualization...

Key Insights

Global Average
20.6%
Median: 19.6%
Countries Covered
98
with available data
Highest
Timor-Leste
56.1%
Lowest
Serbia
0.9%
Top 5 Countries
1Timor-Leste56.1%
2Burundi52.7%
3Afghanistan50.2%
4Yemen46.7%
5Chad45.7%
By Region
Asia24.6%(11 countries)
Other21.0%(73 countries)
Africa20.2%(8 countries)
North America17.1%(2 countries)
South America7.8%(3 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.9%)High (56.1%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 20.6%)

Asia (11)
Other (73)
Africa (8)
North America (2)
South America (3)
Europe (1)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Timor-Leste56.1%
2Burundi52.7%
3Afghanistan50.2%
4Yemen46.7%
5Chad45.7%
6Central African Republic44.8%
7Republic of The Gambia44.5%
8Namibia42.7%
9Democratic Republic of the Congo42.4%
10Guinea41.3%
11Pakistan39.8%
12Madagascar39.0%
13Uganda38.0%
14Burkina Faso37.4%
15Sudan37.0%
16Angola36.6%
17United Republic of Tanzania36.2%
18Mali35.8%
19Sierra Leone35.1%
20Mauritania34.1%
21Mozambique34.0%
22Cameroon33.1%
23Guinea-Bissau33.0%
24India31.5%
25Senegal31.3%
26Zambia30.7%
27Benin30.7%
28Bangladesh30.3%
29Maldives29.7%
30Guatemala29.5%
31Nepal29.0%
32Liberia28.1%
33Lesotho27.9%
34People's Republic of China27.6%
35Cote d'Ivoire27.6%
36Ethiopia27.6%
37Rwanda26.2%
38Tajikistan25.5%
39Botswana25.3%
40Malawi24.3%
41Myanmar24.0%
42Ghana23.7%
43Haiti22.8%
44South Africa21.5%
45Togo21.3%
46Kenya20.6%
47Lao People's Democratic Republic19.7%
48Vanuatu19.7%
49Gabon19.7%
50Republic of the Congo19.6%
51Cambodia19.3%
52Libya18.2%
53Zimbabwe17.4%
54Egypt16.9%
55Nauru16.9%
56Seychelles16.4%
57Comoros16.3%
58Sri Lanka15.7%
59Eswatini15.3%
60Ecuador14.6%
61Kiribati14.3%
62Iraq12.7%
63Samoa10.4%
64Honduras10.4%
65Sao Tome and Principe10.0%
66Kyrgyzstan9.5%
67Belize9.5%
68Morocco9.0%
69Fiji8.6%
70Jordan8.3%
71Bolivia7.6%
72Tuvalu7.6%
73Turkmenistan7.1%
74El Salvador6.7%
75State of Palestine6.7%
76Guyana6.3%
77Armenia6.2%
78Mongolia6.1%
79Algeria5.8%
80Albania5.4%
81Suriname5.0%
82Kazakhstan4.9%
83Mexico4.7%
84Argentina4.7%
85Peru4.0%
86Tunisia3.6%
87Costa Rica3.3%
88Paraguay3.1%
89Dominican Republic3.0%
90Thailand2.8%
91Montenegro2.4%
92Azerbaijan2.4%
93Cuba2.0%
94Tonga2.0%
95Georgia1.9%
96Jamaica1.7%
97The Republic of North Macedonia1.3%
98Serbia0.9%
Showing 98 of 98 countries

Topics

Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).

View Original Source